[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6650 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6650

   To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States 
 Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2012

Mr. Burton of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States 
 Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NONPOSTAL SERVICES.

    Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) to provide nonpostal services in accordance with 
        subsection (e).''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Postal 
Service may provide nonpostal services. Any nonpostal service so 
provided shall be consistent with maintaining the integrity and 
reputation of the Postal Service.
    ``(2) The Postal Service may not, for purposes of providing 
nonpostal services under this section, enter into a contract or other 
agreement with any corporation which is not incorporated in the United 
States.
    ``(3) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Postmaster 
General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report which--
            ``(A) shall describe the nonpostal services provided by the 
        Postal Service under this section during the preceding year; 
        and
            ``(B) shall include an analysis of the costs associated 
        with, and the revenues generated by, each nonpostal service 
        (described in subparagraph (A)) during the preceding year.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `United States' 
includes the territories, possessions, and commonwealths of the United 
States.''.
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